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		<title>Strategy: Competitive Standards Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While competitors and customers believe in standards that are fair, impartial and open, a company's competitive interests are often met by seeking unfair, proprietary and closely controlled advantage. Yet the open standards process is valuable to a company in broadening the potential market, building a positive market reputation and building a community of potential customers. The challenge is to participate in and drive standards in a fair, impartial and open manner while internally pursuing an aggressive competitive product, market and standards strategy.]]></description>
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		<title>Strategy: The Palladium Print System</title>
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